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Spm-ilirni ioniorming part of Lotions Patent No. 206,297, dnlwl July 22!, 1 7i npplimlion lih-d June 2*, WT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, UIDEON W. (.O'ITING- HAM, of Denison, in the county of (lra-yson and State of Texas, have invented certain new .and useful Improvements in Railroad-flies,

' ing drawings, and to the letters of reference marked theremnwhieh form a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a metallic railroad-tie, a clamp forholding the rail on the tie, and in the .;.combinatiou of parts, as will behereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the annexed drawing, to which reference is made, and which fully illustrates my invention, Figure lis a plan view of my invention. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line m a, Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sections on the lines 3 y and z 2, respectively, of

Fig. 1. Figs. 6 and 7 show a modification of my invention as. adapted to bridges and tresl ii'efallroad-tieisconstrncted of wrought-iron-bars'or'straps of suitable dimensions. v

A represents the bottom bar of the tie, which has its ends turned upward at an angle, as

shown at A -Eaeh end of this bar is then' turned outward, forming a horizontaLpa'rt, A, and the extreme end 1s turned downward at I anangle, forming the foot-AK- Over each part A -islaid anal-",3, the ends of which are turned downward at an angle, forming the feet B B, as shown.

0 is the top bar of the tie, which extends over and lies across the bars 1. B, and the ends of the bars 0 are turned downwardat an angle to. coincide with the feet A, as shown" at (1', I The parts A,B B, and vCl, which form the clamp projects downward through slots in the three parts of the railroad-tie, as shown. The lower ends of the two parts of the clamp are turned inward, and a wedgeshapedkey, (l, is inserted underneath, which locks the three parts of the tie together and the rail to the tie, as shown.

At the points where two rails join together the two parts of the clamp are extended at their upper ends to form the elongated bars a a, which project up along the web of the rail and take the place of the usual fish-bars.

It will thus be seen that the different parts of the tie are united together by the same clamps whiclrhold the rails to the -tie,.and at the joints the clamps form the fish-plates.

There are no bolts and nuts in any part to work loose and cause accidents.

For bridges and trestle-work the feet A and B B are formed at their [lower ends with flanges d d, as shown, to be bolted to the woodwork, and the turned-downends of the bar 0 are extended downward the entire length of the feet A, and bolted with the same bolts as said feet to the wood-work.

My railroad-tie is very strong and durable, and forms, as it were, a pillar or four inclined feet at each end for supportingthe rail,,thns bracing the same in every direction.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A railroad-tie formed of the metal bars A, 13 13, and G, constructed and arranged as described, to form a support at each end for supporting the rails,. as set forth.

2. The combination of the railroad-tie A B I (J, constructed as described, the rails F F, and clamps D, for securing the rails to the tie and the difierent parts of the tie together, and a device for tightening up said parts, sub stantially as set forth.

3. A bisected clamp, with wedge-key for securing the rail to a metallic tie made of several parts, and said parts being united to- Q o K 206,297

portion extended toform fish-bars, in eomlii- In testimony that Telaim the foregoing as nation wlth. the rails F, tie A B B O, and my own I have hereto affixed my signature in wedge-key G, substantially as and for the purpresence of two witnesses.

poses herein set forth. I T v v 5. The combination of the metallic railroiul- GIDDO) an tie, made in several parts the rails, bisected Witnesses: clamps, and wedge-keys, all constructed suh- WM. 13. UPPERMAN, stantially as set forth. V. 'l. JOHNSON. 

